Ancient arts and crafts (trip)

Ancient arts and crafts

  • Brindisi Airport, Brindisi, Italy
  • Active & Adventure
Italy

Contact provider for price9 DaysYear-round
Comfort accommodations Exertion level: 3
Operator: Mediterranean Life 17 people max
Ancient crafts are an important part of our historical background.
In our programme we will approach the neglected part of our history. There will be an opportunity to meet creative and unusual people, and to learn to distinguish their products from "tourist souvenir". But also to admire the raw materials and successive work phases of a craftsman, some times more captivating than the final product.
The House of Lemons will invite Apulian masters, skilled craftsmen and artists who, despite their skill are unknown outside their own town.
An exhibition or, rather, several parallel exhibitions will be held with the involvement of these craftsmen who, in turn, will offer intensive courses of practical lessons.
You will be able to try your hand at weaving a wicker basket, sculpting a block of stone, decorating a typical clay whistle, weaving the pattern of a tapparazzo (a cross between a carpet [it: tappeto] and a tapestry [it: arazzo]), pulping papier-machee, and following the constructive phases of a trullo, an unusual and suggestive example of rural architecture.

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  • This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.

Itinerary

1st day Arrival and transfer to the hotel
2nd day WWF oasis of Torre Guaceto - Oria
3rd day Bari - Ruvo di Puglia - Trani
Stage on stone-working
4th day Lecce - Otranto
Stage on stone-working
5th day Alberobello - Locorotondo - Martina Franca
6th day Taranto - Grottaglie
7th day Ostuni - Cisternino
Artisan decoration lesson
8th day Free day with a weaving lesson
9th day Transfer to Bari or Brindisi airport

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